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Scientists Enter Hawaii Dome In Eight-Month Mars Space Mission Study
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IS turns hobby drones into remote-control bombs
Drone bombers captured by Iraqi forces reveal both drones built from scratch and those bought…

The trouble with online porn: it’s impossible to block
Finding ways to restrict access to harmful material while respecting the right of adults to…

The Mirai DDoS botnet: Brian Krebs claims to know who wrote it
How do you trace the source of an attack that came from network devices located…

What the end of Patch Tuesday means for businesses
We offer tips and advice to businesses facing the challenge of dealing with updates as…

School sues sysadmin for wiping its only login to Gmail
Sysadmin’s counter-suit alleges racial discrimination and claims that ACE underpaid him

Alleged child molester caught after 18 years thanks to facial recognition
FBI database throws up a hit after alleged attacker applied for a passport using a…

Meitu app is all the rage, but privacy concerns abound
Be aware of what the the viral selfie-enhancing app is collecting, which includes Wi-Fi, Sim…